pic incl. how would you fix these surface cracks in carbon fiber Hood
i've seen how to's and do it yourselfs on how to "REPAIR" them... but theres no holes
just surface cracks... very light ones...
after a 20-30 below winter- and a few open-closes of the hood to do some work- and whalla....

i tried buffing with some MOTHERS compound... then i took Mc Guires Gold and polished...
now they stand out like Sore thumbs-
they must be deeper than i thought...
i thought about sanding the entire thing down and redo-ing,
but if it happened once- it must be the hood doesn't want to flex (or OVER flexes)???
any suggestions?
thanks in advance
just surface cracks... very light ones...
after a 20-30 below winter- and a few open-closes of the hood to do some work- and whalla....

i tried buffing with some MOTHERS compound... then i took Mc Guires Gold and polished...
now they stand out like Sore thumbs-
they must be deeper than i thought...
i thought about sanding the entire thing down and redo-ing,
but if it happened once- it must be the hood doesn't want to flex (or OVER flexes)???
any suggestions?
thanks in advance
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HOLY MOLY, that there is only one REL PROPER WAY of doing so, take 2000 Grit and wet sand ENTIRE hood, then run some degreaser on there, then paint with a thick coat of clear coat. repeat untill cracks are filled with clear, may take 5-6 times and a half gallon of clear.....
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by g0tgot »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">may take 5-6 times and a half gallon of clear.....</TD></TR></TABLE>
HOLY MOLY, that there is a lot of clear!
but if that's what it takes...
i may as well do it right! ...thanks for the help!
HOLY MOLY, that there is a lot of clear!
but if that's what it takes...
i may as well do it right! ...thanks for the help!
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